Ottoman Turkish edit

 
آردج

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *artïč (juniper), from Proto-Iranian *hampr̥sā (juniper); cognate with Azerbaijani ardıc, Bashkir артыш (artış), Southern Altai артыш (artïš), Tatar артыш (artış) and Tuvan артыш (artış). Doublet of ابهل (ebhül, ubhul), the same word from Arabic أَبْهُل (ʔabhul) which was borrowed from its Middle Persian descendant.

Noun edit

آردج (ardıc)

  1. juniper, any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus
    Synonym: عرعر ('ar'ar)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: ardıç
  • Armenian: արտըճ (artəč)
  • Bulgarian: ардич (ardič), ардъч (ardǎč), аръдъч (arǎdǎč)
  • Middle Armenian: արտուճ (artuč)

Further reading edit